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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






2. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






3. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






4. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






5. Technique of shading using dots to control value






6. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






7. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






8. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






9. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






10. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






11. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






12. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






13. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






14. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






15. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






16. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






17. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






18. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






19. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






20. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






21. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






22. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






23. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






24. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






25. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






26. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






27. Renowned for paintings and prints






28. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






29. Where the revolving door was fully developed






30. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






31. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






32. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






33. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






34. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






35. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






36. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






37. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






38. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






39. Application of potassium sulphide






40. Something that supports a sculpture






41. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






42. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






43. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






44. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






45. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






46. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






47. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






48. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






49. Pale green






50. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.